What years did Doug Waechter play?

Doug Waechter played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.

Was Doug Waechter a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Waechter pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 226 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Waechter hit?

Doug Waechter hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Doug Waechter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2009)

W–L 18–27

ERA 5.34

WHIP 1.45

SO 226

Pitcher PIV -8470.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 1/28/1981 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-08-27
Last Game: 2009-08-11

Full name: Douglas Michael Waechter

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	27	113	54	1	1	0	384.3	427	228	68	129	226	5.34	-8470.1

Career ERA 5.34 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 21.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	TBA	AL	3	2	6	5	1	1	35.3	29	13	15	29	3.31	4.40 (+25%)	159.7
2004	TBA	AL	5	7	14	14	0	0	70.3	68	47	33	36	6.01	4.46 (-35%)	-4986.2
2005	TBA	AL	5	12	29	25	0	0	157.0	191	98	38	87	5.62	4.29 (-31%)	-3161.6
2006	TBA	AL	1	4	11	10	0	0	53.0	67	39	19	25	6.62	4.53 (-46%)	-671.4
2008	FLO	NL	4	2	48	0	0	0	63.3	63	26	21	46	3.69	4.32 (+15%)	189.4
2009	KCA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	5.3	9	5	3	3	8.44	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			18	27	113	54	1	1	384.1	427	228	129	226	5.34	—	-8,470

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
113	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	TBA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBA	AL	29	2	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TBA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	FLO	NL	48	6	0	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	KCA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			113	8	1	1	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	58	5	0	1	0	0	.200
Away	55	3	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	215.1	232	120	69	127	5.02
Away	55	169.0	195	108	60	99	5.75

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-08-11	KCR	MIN	—	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
2009-08-06	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-04-17	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	2
2009-04-14	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2009-04-11	KCR	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2008-09-21	MIA	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008-09-14	MIA	WAS	—	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	1
2008-09-09	MIA	PHI	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2008-09-07	MIA	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-05	MIA	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	113	54	20	19	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	TBA	P	6	5	2	1	0	0
2004	TBA	P	14	14	5	5	1	0
2005	TBA	P	29	25	11	8	3	1
2006	TBA	P	11	10	0	4	1	0
2008	FLO	P	48	0	2	1	1	0
2009	KCA	P	5	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	113

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	KCA	AL	$640,000
2006	TBA	AL	$355,900
Total Career Earnings			$995,900

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Waechter

What years did Doug Waechter play?: Doug Waechter played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.
Was Doug Waechter a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Waechter pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 226 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Waechter hit?: Doug Waechter hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.